Roboports chained together to form large logistics networks with construction bots and blueprints (whether of your own creation or easily downloaded) my friend.

Roboports chained together to form large logistics networks with construction bots and blueprints (whether of your own creation or easily downloaded) my friend. If recreating a portion of your factory "feels too much like work" to do it really sounds like you haven't availed yourself fully to the tools the game gives you to do it.